Perana - V8 Capri
The word "Perana" won't mean much to most people, but to many Capri fans it would consider it the ultimate version of the Mk1 Capri. In the late 60's, South African racer and Ford dealer, Basil Green, shoe-horned bigger engines into various Fords and went racing. Arguably, the most successful of these was the Capri Perana which featured a Mustang V8 in a Mk 1 V6 Capri shell. It was so successful, it was eventually banned from racing. In a recent blog, I wrote about Kevin and his 1600 daily driver Capri. After his passing, I discovered his project Capri which turned out to be a "Perana" replica. From what I can work out from conversations with his family, he intended to build the car for the road. However, when I took possession of the car the road laws had changed considerably and my only option was to complete the build as a race/track car. I purchased the Capri as you see it above, a genuine barn find in amongst years of hoarded Capri and...